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HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund vs Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund: SIP returns compared
Same ₹10,000 monthly SIP, same dates, Direct plans: over the last 5 years HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund is worth ₹7.66 L (XIRR 10.0%) and Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund ₹7.39 L (XIRR 8.5%) — HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund ahead by ₹27,209. Across every 5-year SIP since Jan 2013, HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund finished ahead in 94 of 106 and Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund in 12.
Historical simulation on actual NAVs — not a forecast and not investment advice. Disclaimer
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund: invested — over — instalments; valued at NAV of —:
| Year | Invested | HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund value | XIRR to date |
|---|
₹10,000 a month in each: what it became
Each row is a monthly SIP ending today (1 Oct 2026), Direct plans. Post-tax assumes everything is redeemed today with no other capital gains this year.
| SIP period | Invested | HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund | XIRR | Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund | XIRR | Post-tax (both) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | ₹1,20,000 | ₹1.16 L | -6.8% | ₹1.19 L | -1.8% | ₹1.16 L / ₹1.19 L |
| 3 years | ₹3,60,000 | ₹3.70 L | 2.0% | ₹3.84 L | 4.5% | ₹3.70 L / ₹3.84 L |
| 5 years | ₹6,00,000 | ₹7.66 L | 10.0% | ₹7.39 L | 8.5% | ₹7.61 L / ₹7.37 L |
| 10 years | ₹12,00,000 | ₹24.56 L | 13.9% | ₹20.51 L | 10.5% | ₹23.18 L / ₹19.63 L |
Every 5-year SIP, head to head
We started the same SIP in both funds in every month both have NAVs for — 106 SIPs, the first starting Jan 2013. HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund finished ahead in 89% of them; the median gap was 3.3 percentage points a year in HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund's favour.
Downside on the same dates: HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund's worst 5-year SIP returned -3.1% a year (started Apr 2015) and 2 of 106 lost money; Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund's worst returned 0.9% (started Apr 2015) and 0 lost money.
XIRR of every 5-year monthly SIP by the month it started. Gap = HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund minus Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund, percentage points a year.
| Window | SIPs compared | Ahead (HDFC / Nippon) | Median gap | Worst gap | Best gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-year SIPs | 130 | 82% / 18% | +2.9 pp | -7.9 ppstarted Apr 2017 | +13.1 ppstarted Feb 2021 |
| 5-year SIPs | 106 | 89% / 11% | +3.3 pp | -4.2 ppstarted Oct 2015 | +11.1 ppstarted Jun 2019 |
Against an index fund, and the cost of the Regular plan
- HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹92,225 below Direct.
- Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund: the Regular plan of the same 10-year SIP ended ₹1,42,475 below Direct.
Questions
Which has given better SIP returns, HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund or Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund?
Over the last 5 years a ₹10,000 monthly SIP (Direct plans) is worth ₹7.66 L in HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund (XIRR 10.0%) and ₹7.39 L in Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (XIRR 8.5%). Past returns don't tell you which will do better next.
Has HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund beaten Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund consistently?
In 89% of 106 rolling 5-year SIPs started on the same dates (from Jan 2013), HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund ended ahead of Nippon India Balanced Advantage Fund (Direct plans). The median difference was +3.3 percentage points a year.
Where does this data come from?
Official daily NAVs published by AMFI. SIP instalments fall on the first business day of each month; both funds are compared on identical dates. Updated monthly.
Comparison on official AMFI NAVs, SIP on the first business day of each month, identical dates for both funds. It shows what happened, not which fund to buy — past performance does not indicate future returns. sipcalculatorhub.com is not a SEBI-registered investment adviser. Methodology.
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